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let me be really clear, deficit reduction. there are revenue raisers, there are spending cuts that are included in this. we've had a massive buildup in the defense department. there's a lot of room for cutting there. we did a separate report looking at spending even less, spooechkd smarter, looking at the defense department and cutting $6 billion from the defense department so there are advantages and things that we can do and also turn off sequestration. >> bill, what do you think about the sort of inherent logic here, which is the kind of conversation around finding alternatives so that we can avoid it? >> well, there is no fundamental logic. it's completelyin coherent from both sides, republicans and democrats, because they won't tell the truth about the fact that we're in a recession, recovering from it, and that the worst possible thing we could do is austerity and throw the nation back into even depression level a la europe. >> i disagree, though. i think that's the weird thing about the conversation is that they are tel
let me be really clear, deficit reduction. there are revenue raisers, there are spending cuts that are included in this. we've had a massive buildup in the defense department. there's a lot of room for cutting there. we did a separate report looking at spending even less, spooechkd smarter, looking at the defense department and cutting $6 billion from the defense department so there are advantages and things that we can do and also turn off sequestration. >> bill, what do you think about...
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deficit and debt crowded out. and -- i guess i want to hear your thoughts on that coming at pretty the research. you are make thing strong investment case. an very many case can be made even when you don't -- even when you are in debt. particularly u.s. government which is a totally different thing than -- household. the investment case is strong, investment case is strong whether we have a $16 trillion debt or $1 trillion debt. right. >> that's exactly right. i think now is the -- as good a time as any. this is a good investment, you know. what's not one we are going to see payoffs for for another 20 years. >> one of the arguments from skeptics of it is the effects fade out. that -- you -- you -- particularly the argument made about head start, sure, do better in first grade and by third grade, you know, the testing is essentially on par with the control group that didn't get through head start, et cetera. james has a response to that and response you also wanted to talk about. >> that's right. puzzle we found in
deficit and debt crowded out. and -- i guess i want to hear your thoughts on that coming at pretty the research. you are make thing strong investment case. an very many case can be made even when you don't -- even when you are in debt. particularly u.s. government which is a totally different thing than -- household. the investment case is strong, investment case is strong whether we have a $16 trillion debt or $1 trillion debt. right. >> that's exactly right. i think now is the -- as...
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what was the deficit in 1953 or 1923 or heck 1883? the correct answer is you don't know because it doesn't matter. what does matter are the molecules in the air much more than numbers on the balance sheet. the apathy on climate change extends to people that constitutes the president's base. standard liberal activists to whine that they don't talk about issues they most care about. even when president tries to insert climate into the conversation it falls to a dull thud. washington will never make climate a priority until the left makes it a priority. i want to tell you about one group on the left that's making a priority after this. >>> we're talking about the new politics of climate after a period in which climate activists thought they could get a bill regulating carbon. that tied in 2010, a glum quiet death. the issue has been exiled for a few years but it's back on the table. ben jealous is back with us and director of citizens energy program, renewable energy advocacy group and author of "eaarth" and a woman who fought back energ
what was the deficit in 1953 or 1923 or heck 1883? the correct answer is you don't know because it doesn't matter. what does matter are the molecules in the air much more than numbers on the balance sheet. the apathy on climate change extends to people that constitutes the president's base. standard liberal activists to whine that they don't talk about issues they most care about. even when president tries to insert climate into the conversation it falls to a dull thud. washington will never...
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this is deficit spending. so there are, you know, definitely, conservative talking pointses too why the medicaid expansion doesn't make sense. but the other side is, you have in florida, millions of uninsured. this would reduce it -- give 1 million people insurance. so there's this kind of two sides that have to be debated out in the session. >> and that clip that you brought up with jack lew, he's right about the incentives. states have the incentives to take the money, because otherwise it goes with other states. but the difference between now and then, why is this more of an issue now versus 1965 or 1997, is that medicaid is now such a large part of state budgets that they're much more sensitive to the issue are they going to be on the hook for this extra medicaid spending down the road. it's 100% the first couple years, 90% at the end. what if it goes to 85%? 80%. that's what states are worried about. >> i will take them at their word. it's amazing how state governments don't tent to lower about long-term
this is deficit spending. so there are, you know, definitely, conservative talking pointses too why the medicaid expansion doesn't make sense. but the other side is, you have in florida, millions of uninsured. this would reduce it -- give 1 million people insurance. so there's this kind of two sides that have to be debated out in the session. >> and that clip that you brought up with jack lew, he's right about the incentives. states have the incentives to take the money, because otherwise...
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. >>> my story of the week i talked about deficit obsession and relative complacency on climate. you can link the two. this is an estimate of not specifically this bill but a $20 metric ton carbon tax in this bill. year one $88 billion. by year ten you're getting $154 billion. huge amounts of money. you helped work on this bill. and the standard politico take on this cyst a dead end, it's going nowhere, you adorable liberals with your pie in the sky ideas. >> everything is difficult in congress right now. even routine appropriations bill. that's what the march in washington is about is building that grassroots support. polls show strong support for action on climate change. what this legislation does is it has one big tool to address climate change which is pricing carbon to more accurately reflect the true costs of burning fossil fuels like oil and coal. we can't rely on prices alone to make that big shift. so 60% of the revenues that are raised from pricing carbon are immediately kicked back to families on a per person household basis. if it's around 220 bucks per person is kic
. >>> my story of the week i talked about deficit obsession and relative complacency on climate. you can link the two. this is an estimate of not specifically this bill but a $20 metric ton carbon tax in this bill. year one $88 billion. by year ten you're getting $154 billion. huge amounts of money. you helped work on this bill. and the standard politico take on this cyst a dead end, it's going nowhere, you adorable liberals with your pie in the sky ideas. >> everything is...